Archives for April 2nd, 2007

Email Storage: How much is too much?

Yahoo recently announced their “to infinity and beyond” unlimited email storage, and from that has come several things to think about. First, can any service truly offer “unlimited” storage to everybody? There has to be some cut off point, doesn’t there? Secondly, how much is too much? Do users really need that much storage?

April 2nd, 2007
Email Storage: How much is too much?

Use Skype or Google Talk as your Feed Notifier

There are all kinds of alternatives popping up for managing RSS feeds in an effecient, and easy-to-use way. One that you probably haven’t tried is called Anothr and it will send feed updates directly to your Google Talk or Skype instant messenger.

April 2nd, 2007
Use Skype or Google Talk as your Feed Notifier

Gmail to go to Infinity…the Infinite Storage War is On!

Google must not have been sitting too comfortably after Yahoo! announced their unlimited storage plans last week because they are apparently doing the same thing.

April 2nd, 2007
Gmail to go to Infinity…the Infinite Storage War is On!

Google Denies trying to Rewrite New Orleans History

Last Friday, people started to notice that Google replaced the satellite imagery of New Orleans with those taken before hurricane Katrina had devastated the city. Both blogs and news sites alike were claiming that Google was trying to rewrite the history of what happened in New Orleans. Here is what Google’s response was:

April 2nd, 2007
Google Denies trying to Rewrite New Orleans History

MPAA’s List Of Shame – Top Piracy Schools

We already know about the RIAA’s list of shame for top piracy schools, but it looks like the MPAA is following right along with their own list, naming the top 25 schools where students are violating copyright laws.

April 2nd, 2007
MPAA’s List Of Shame – Top Piracy Schools

Office 2008 for Mac Reaches Testing Phase

Office 2008 for Macs is now in the private testing phase, and unfortunately it is still not known whether or not Microsoft will offer a public beta in the future.  The plan as it stands, is that the Mac version will be released in the 2nd half of 2007 which would make it the newest addition since 2004.

April 2nd, 2007
Office 2008 for Mac Reaches Testing Phase

Windows Animated Cursor Vulnerability Patch Available Tomorrow

Microsoft will be releasing a critical security update tomorrow (via Windows Update) to patch what is being referred to as the “Windows animated cursor” vulnerability.

April 2nd, 2007
Windows Animated Cursor Vulnerability Patch Available Tomorrow

New Poll: How Much is DRM-Free Music Worth to You?

DRM-free music will be coming your way soon! Apple and EMI (an independent music company based in London) have just announced their plans to sell songs that are DRM free to iTunes customers starting in May. EMI is taking their entire catalog of digital music and removing the DRM restrictions, giving iTunes the first opportunity to sell the music.

April 2nd, 2007
New Poll: How Much is DRM-Free Music Worth to You?

CyberNotes: The Best Microsoft Office Templates

 

If you use Microsoft Office, chances are, you’ve at least taken a look at some of the templates that are made available online for users.  There are a ton of them, and they’re conveniently divided into categories so that you can find what you’re looking for.  Some are better than others, and generally you can find at least one or two really good ones within each category.

April 2nd, 2007
CyberNotes: The Best Microsoft Office Templates